The eyes of Doctor Eckleburg can mean a lot of things. They can make people feel ashamed for their actions or rethink what they were doing. In my eyes, his eyes are like a reality reminder of what everyone is doing. Not only are they looked at as God’s eyes, but they also have a big impact on the characters in this story. The characters at the eyes and get somewhat of a worried feeling, but they usually just move on. I see these eyes as a watcher. In chapter 7, the eyes are a wake up call that something bad is going on. Although Nick thinks that it was low fuel in the car, it is actually the fact that Myrtle is having an affair. The sign is there to see everyone’s biggest moral failures. I think the author wanted it to seem like a big part
